Angela Zhe Wu
Mountain View,CA
Summary
Life time learner with the passion of clinical work, supervising, teaching, and always looking for ways to experiment innovative, interactional approach to healthy relationships.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching and Training
Free Lance
Palo Alto, CA
01.2016 - Current
Couple Relationship in Digital Age - Online workshop, Mexico, May 2023
Artful Exploration of Body Image, Sexuality and Trauma Healing with Adolescents Online workshop, Mexico, December, 2022
Imaginative work with Children Online workshop, China, June, 2022 Happy Workplace Online Workshop, China, February, 2021
Love is Contagious Online counseling Training during Covid-19 Crisis, Zoom lecture, China and US, February, 2020
Building Spacious Memories in Compressed Space Building Connection During Covid-19 Crisis, Zoom lecture, China and USA, March 2020
The Art of Daily Trance in Couples, Families and Groups, Beijing, China, April, 2018
Humanistic Psychology, Theories and Interventions, Beijing, China, October, 2017
Hypnosis in Ericksonian Way, Beijing, China, April, 2017
Art and Trance Work in Strategic Family Therapy, CEFAP, Puebla, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Mexico. May, 2016 - 2017
Strategic Family Therapy Approach on Sexual Abuse, MRI Externship Training, Palo Alto, California September, 2014
Supervisor and Trainer
Jiandan Psychology School
Beijing, China
01.2016 - Current
- Supervise intern therapist in China
- Teach graduate school level psychology classes, theory and application
Therapist in Private Practice
Palo Alto, CA
01.2013 - Current
- Provide individual, couple and family therapy
Therapist and Training Faculty
The Milton H Erickson Institute of the Bay Area
01.2013 - Current
- Teach workshops on topics of family therapy, gestalt, hypnosis, Sex health
Therapist and Training Faculty
Mental Research Institute (MRI)
Palo Alto, CA
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Teach workshops in Mexico on topics of family therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Mental Research Institute (MRI)
Palo Alto, CA
01.2010 - 01.2013
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Adolescent Counseling Services
Palo Alto, USA
01.2008 - 01.2010
Education
Ph.D. - Sexology
Modern Sex Therapy Institute
South Palm Beach, FL03-2025
M.S. - Counseling Psychology
California State University East Bay
01.2008
B.A. - Journalism and Mass Communication International News Emphasis
Xiamen University
01.1993
Skills
Sex Therapy with the focus on mother-daughter sex health
Trauma/Somatic Experience: Somatic Experience International
(Peter Levin), 2020 -Current
Sex Therapy: California Institute of Integral Studies, Certificate Program, 2019 - 2022
Couple Therapy: Developmental Couple Therapy trained with Couple Therapy Institute, CA Emotional Focused Couple Therapy trained with Sue Johnson, 2016 - 2018
Family Therapy: MRI Strategic Brief Family Therapy, Satir Family Therapy, Mental Research Institute, CA, 2011 - 2019
Ericksonian Hypnosis: Trained with Phoenix Erickson Foundation and
The Milton H Erickson Institute of Bay Area, CA, 2011 - 2014
Drama and Expressive Art Therapy: Trained with the Center of Healing the Wounds of History, California, 2012 - 2013
Gestalt: Trained with San Francisco Gestalt Institute, 2011 - 2014
Websites
Professional Development
- Couple Therapy, Developmental Couple Therapy, Couple Therapy Institute, CA, 2016 - 2018
- Couple Therapy, Emotional Focused Couple Therapy, Sue Johnson, 2016 - 2018
- Family Therapy, MRI Strategic Brief Family Therapy, Mental Research Institute, CA, 2011 - 2019
- Family Therapy, Satir Family Therapy, Mental Research Institute, CA, 2011 - 2019
- Ericksonian Hypnosis, Phonenix Erickson Foundation, CA, 2011 - 2017
- Ericksonian Hypnosis, The Milton H Erickson Institute of Bay Area, CA, 2011 - 2017
- Drama and Expressive Art Therapy, Center of Healing the Wounds of History, California, 2012 - 2013
- Trauma/Somatic Experience, Somatic Experience International (Peter Levin), 2020 - Current
- Gestalt, San Francisco Gestalt Institute, 2011 - 2014
- Sex Therapy, California Institute of Intergral Studies, 2019 - 2022
Publications
- Meeting the Old Friend, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 37, No. 3, 2017
- Son Foundation Newsletter, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 35, No. 1, 2015
- Tell a Story to a Story, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 33, No. 3, 2013
- Ph.D candidate in clinical sexology with Modern Sex Therapy Insitutute, 2023
Affiliations
Publications
Meeting the Old Friend, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 37, No. 3, 2017
“I can use my computer again.” Brief Hypnotherapy with Super Anxiety, The Milton H. Erick son Foundation Newsletter, Vol 35, No. 1, 2015
Tell a Story to a Story, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Vol 33, No. 3, 2013
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Teaching and Training
Free Lance
01.2016 - Current
Supervisor and Trainer
Jiandan Psychology School
01.2016 - Current
Therapist in Private Practice
01.2013 - Current
Therapist and Training Faculty
The Milton H Erickson Institute of the Bay Area
01.2013 - Current
Therapist and Training Faculty
Mental Research Institute (MRI)
01.2013 - 01.2017
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Mental Research Institute (MRI)
01.2010 - 01.2013
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
Adolescent Counseling Services
01.2008 - 01.2010
Ph.D. - Sexology
Modern Sex Therapy Institute
M.S. - Counseling Psychology
California State University East Bay
B.A. - Journalism and Mass Communication International News Emphasis
Xiamen University